Wednesday, April 09, 2008

The Pope Is An Ass!!

VATICAN CITY (AFP) - Divorce and abortion are offences in the sight of God, Pope Benedict XVI charged Saturday, while calling on the Catholic Church to be merciful to those who had experienced such events.

"The ethical judgement of the Church on divorce and abortion is clear and well-known," he told participants in a Catholic congress on marriage and the family.

"They are serious offences... which violate human dignity, inflict deep injustice on human and social relations and offend God himself, guarantor of conjugal peace and origin of life," he said.

However he added that there were people who had committed such "errors" but "suffered from wounds to the soul" and "sought peace."

"The Church has the duty to be close to these people with love and delicacy," the pope added.

"Divorce and abortion are choices... which sometimes develop in difficult and dramatic circumstances... and are a source of profound suffering for those who take such decisions.

"They also affect innocent victims, the barely-conceived and unborn infant, the children caught up in divorces."

Let me ask a few questions. If a woman or a man is being beaten by his or her spouse, does the Pope believe that the victim should stay in that relationship? Why? So they don't risk offending some magical cloud being?

If a woman is beaten to within an inch of her life, should she return to her abuser? If her children are also being beaten by their father or her husband, should she stay and allow those children to be beaten? Why? So she doesn't risk offending some magical cloud being?

If a spouse is being cheated on, should the other spouse stay in that relationship? Why? So they don't risk offending some magical cloud being?

If a person is in a loveless marriage, should they stay in that relationship? Why? So they don't risk offending some magical cloud being?

If a man or woman is raped by his or her spouse, should they stay in that relationship? Why? So they don't risk offending some magical cloud being?

If a man or woman has a spouse who commits crimes, should they stay in that relationship? Why? So they don't risk offending some magical cloud being?

If a man or woman has a spouse that is abusive but not physically, should they stay in that relationship? Why? So they don't risk offending some magical cloud being?

If a man or woman has a spouse that abuses drugs and alcohol, should they stay in that relationship? Why? So they don't risk offending some magical cloud being?

If a man or woman has a spouse that gives them a disease, should they stay in that relationship? Why? So they don't risk offending some magical cloud being?

If a man or woman has a spouse that is threatening him or her with death, should they stay in that relationship? Why? So they don't risk offending some magical cloud being?

Whether or not someone gets a divorce isn't the Pope's business. Nor is it "GOD'S" business. Divorce is there for a reason. It can be and often is necessary!!

I've stated my opinion many times about the Pope, the Catholic Church, Christianity, and abortion. But it needs repeating.

ABORTION IS NOBODY'S BUSINESS BUT THAT OF THE WOMAN WHO IS SEEKING OR HAVING THE ABORTION. THERE ARE A MILLION REASONS WHY A WOMAN HAS AN ABORTION. TO SUGGEST THAT IT IS SIMPLY A METHOD OF BIRTH CONTROL FOR WOMEN IS BEYOND FALSE. TELL THAT TO A WOMAN OR YOUNG GIRL WHO HAS BEEN RAPED. TELL HER THAT SHE'S OFFENDING "GOD" BECAUSE SHE (THE VICTIM OF RAPE) REFUSES TO GIVE LIFE TO HER RAPIST'S SPAWN.